Expected recording time of movies (models with the internal memory)
The expected recording time when saving on the internal memory is shown as follows.
HDR-CX440/PJ440
 File Format |
Frame Rate |
REC Mode |
Dual Video REC | Recording time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 XAVC S HD |
60p(*)/50p(**) | - | Off | 15 min |
| 30p(*)/25p(**) | - | On | 15 min | |
| Off | 15 min | |||
 AVCHD |
60p(*)/50p(**) | 60p Quality  /50p Quality |
Off | 35 min |
| 60i(*)/50i(**) | Highest Quality  |
On | 35 min | |
| Off | 45 min | |||
High Quality  |
On | 50 min | ||
| Off | 1 h | |||
Standard  |
On | 1 h 15 min | ||
| Off | 1 h 45 min | |||
Long Time  |
On | 1 h 55 min | ||
| Off | 3 h 10 min |
* 1080 60i-compatible device
** 1080 50i-compatible device
HDR-CX470
| File Format |
Frame Rate |
REC Mode |
Dual Video REC | Recording time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| XAVC S HD |
60p(*)/50p(**) | - | Off | 1 h 15 min |
| 30p(*)/25p(**) | - | On | 1 h 10 min | |
| Off | 1 h 15 min | |||
| AVCHD |
60p(*)/50p(**) | 60p Quality /50p Quality |
Off | 2 h 35 min |
| 60i(*)/50i(**) | Highest Quality |
On | 2 h 35 min | |
| Off | 3 h | |||
| High Quality |
On | 3 h 25 min | ||
| Off | 4 h 10 min | |||
| Standard |
On | 5 h 25 min | ||
| Off | 7 h 25 min | |||
| Long Time |
On | 7 h 55 min | ||
| Off | 12 h 55 min |
* 1080 60i-compatible device
** 1080 50i-compatible device
Note
- The maximum continuous recording time for a movie is approximately 13 hours.
- The camcorder uses the VBR (Variable Bit Rate) format to automatically adjust image quality to suit the recording scene. This technology causes fluctuations in the recording time of the media. Movies containing quickly moving and complex images are recorded at a higher bit-rate, and this reduces the overall recording time.